'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations' [463r] (930/1826)
The record is made up of 1 volume (908 folios). It was created in 1829. It was written in English, Arabic and Persian. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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p ^sar-pahan, Having the head, top, or upper part plain
or level. Name of an herb.
p sar-pahanjahy Bare-headed. Naked, uncovered,
p sar-pech (or sar~pesh), An ornament of gold,
silver, or jewels, generally placed in front of the turban.
a iy-s surruty The navel, or the place where it is cut. The
middle (of a valley).
p surty A heap of com. Galangale.
p j~: sar-taby Refractory,
p sar-tubly Disobedience.
p b \j sar ta pa (or b' j~> sar tapay)y From head to foot,
p —b’ sar-tajy A chief,
p b' sar tu dunty From head to tail,
p &j\jj\jj~:sar-tdziyanahy In a second,immediately. (Buiuian.)
p j~i sar ta sar (or j—sar ta sar)y From end to end.
p Jjb^-j sar-taky A tunic worn under the upper garment,
p sar-takhtahy A steel-plate pierced with holes of dif
ferent dimensions, for wire-drawing gold and silver,
p sar-tirdshy A head-shaver, a barber,
p j** sartarun (or sartazun), A barren woman,
p jbJ -wj sarat sabz bdd } May you live to be gray!
p sar-tumdjy A hood, a coif, a woman’s veil,
p sar-tlry Great. Wise, learned. Excellent,
p \*j j~s sar-teZy Sharp-pointed (sword, thorn, and the like).
Irascible. The eye-lashes of the fair sex.
* a sarajay (fut. yasruju) He saddled (the horse).
A sarj (from -- j~t)y Saddling (a horse). A saddle. Sa-
raj (from j^)y Having a handsome face. Sunijy (pi. of
sirdj) Lamps, lanterns.
rb>y~j sar-jdy The chief place at a feast,
p Ui-vib- j~> sar juft kar daily To listen, to attend.
a sarjanty Long, tall.
p satjang (also //' J sar-i jang)y A general,
chief, leader of a body of troops; a serjeant.
A surjujy Foolish. Natural.
surjujaty Nature, disposition, manner, mode, in
stitution. j*Ji> They are of the same disposition.
p sar-jushy What is taken out of a cauldron for tasting.
The best part or cream of a thing. Effervescence.
a sarjijaty Nature, disposition, manner, mode, institu
tion.
A ^j^j^sirjln (from P t y-^-:s«rg7/?),Dung, ordure, compost,
p sarchapy The leprosy, the white morphew.
r sar-chashmahy A fountain-head, spring. j»>
sar-chashma-i jariy The fountain of life,
p sar-chakddy The upper part of the forehead,
p^jlb^y-o sar-chakddly Any thing taken gratis; as when a
purchaser having bought a couple of pounds of dried raisins
walks off with a handful of vetches into the bargain. (Buiuian.)
p i ^ sarchangy Repulse, route ; labour, fatigue. A kick,
p i* sarchtky A prefect, a military commander.
a sarh (from Giving leave to roam, setting free.
Large, tall trees. Cattle going out at morn. Suruh, Nimble.
Gentleness. An easy pace. (pi. ofsariA) Naked (horses).
A sirhan, (fern. bjUy-j sirhdnat) A wolf. A lion.
A <b>y~j sarhaty One large and lofty tree,
p Joy-j sar-hadd also sar-hady A frontier, confine, boundary,
limit. A fortress on the frontiers. Asy—) sarhad-nishhiy
Living on the confines.
p sar-halkahy A chief.
A surhuby A long-bodied horse, going expeditiously,
p •^ surkhy Red. A horse having his tail dyed red with pri
vet. A red tincture, or red ink made from vermilion,
wrkh-i zamburany The tips of the fingers tinged with
privet. <aJL: j ~ j~> surkh o safedy Gold and silver. £ sfc^&bc
mdhi-i surkhy A red salmon found in the Caspian and its rivers.
p sarkhdy A general, an officer of rank. Surkhdy A
colour in horses (white). " < ? ^
p surkh-dby Red water, i. e. paint used by the ladies.
Blood. Wine. Name of a river in Kabul so called from the
hue of the water. A bright bay horse. A horse belonging to
Rustam. Name of a wrestler. Name of a son of Rustam. A
lar«-e duck. A bird called likewise <— kharchdb.
p surkh-dbiy A red duck. A bay horse.
Pjbi^j sarkhdr, A lark. (Castellus.)
p CL&surkhd-rang, Inclining to red.
r ^ibiy-s sar-khdrahy A comb. A golden bodkin which wo
men wear in their hair, either by way of ornament or to fasten
their veil. A kind of flesh-brush made of bone,
p sar-khdshy The main beam of a house.
poL>y*j surkh-bddy St. Anthony’s fire.
p *jb ^ surkh-bddahy The erysipelas,
p Jb surkh-bdly A bird resembling a partridge,
p surkh-but (or JJ svrkh-bud). Name of an idol
of a colossal size, existing in the country of Kabul.
p Juj surkh-bedy A kind of willow tree. A sort of cane.
surkh-pd (or cfb surkh-pdy), Wood-sorrel,
p surkh-poshy Dressed in red.
p surkh-itrah, A red or bay horse,
p surkh-chashniy Red-eyed, cruel. An executioner.
surhh-changy A red-beaked sparrow,
p surkhchah (or ks?*'surkhjah)y The measles.
p<bU surkh-ddnahy A red berry used in medicine,
p surkhidahy (or surkhirah, surkhizahy or
surkh/jah). The measles.
Pjj jurA-A-ru, Honourable. Acquitted. Pleased, con
tented. ^/“* sur kh r uy shudariy To be red in the fact,
or overspread w r ith blushes.
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The volume is A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations , by John Richardson, of the Middle Temple and Wadham College, Oxford. Revised and improved by Charles Wilkins. This new edition has been enlarged by Francis Johnson. The volume was printed by J. L. Cox, London, 1829.
The volume begins with a preface (folios 7-8), followed by the dissertation (folios 9-40), proofs and illustrations (folios 41-49), and an advertisement on pronunciation and verb forms (folios 50-51). The dictionary is Arabic and Persian to English, arranged alphabetically according to the Arabic and Persian alphabets. At the back of the volume are corrections and additions (folio 908).
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The dictionary is arranged alphabetically, according to the Arabic and Persian alphabets.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 910; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
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- 'A Dictionary, Persian, Arabic, and English; with a Dissertation on the Languages, Literature, and Manners of Eastern Nations'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:845v, 845ar:845av, 846r:909v, back-i
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- Richardson, Sir John, 9th Baronet
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